NEW - Still in shrink wrap. This book explores the timeless appeal of the geisha as an icon of formal perfection, accomplished in many areas - yet also a potent symbol of eroticism. Part one offers insights into apprenticeship disciplines, the art of wearing a kimono, makeup, preparing hair and so forth. One also learns how to perform as a hostess, dancer and musician. Part two covers less familiar ground, and presents - with the help of explicit shungo images - a collection of anonymous writings. Intimate records of passionate lovemaking and urgent longings, love letters and poems are include...View More...

This is a fully illustrated pop-up book for children. Each two-page spread is a simple pop-up with text that isn't very spooky. Children will likely laugh as they see each of six full pop-ups. They are about 71/2" by 10" wide. Great for kids who love ghost stories or scary stories. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 12 pagesView More...

Both spine ends show wear; there is also a bit of wear in the middle of the spine on the cover. The left corner shows very light wear, the right front corner more as it appears to have been bumped. ; This is an interesting pop-up from 1961. The book includes three pop-ups, and the other pages show primarily racing cars. All pages are fine. This book is 6 1/2" tall and 9 1/4" wide. ; Pop-Up; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 10 pagesView More...

The spine ends show heavy wear; the corners light to moderate wear. The jacket is lightweight with a few small chips in the front, paper missing at both ends of the spine, small chips in the back and wear at all corners. There is a gift note on the front endpaper. The binding has tanned a bit around the front and back edges. ; Sixteen color plates show a fraction of the thousands of magnificent glass flower models created in nearly half a century by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka in Dresden, Germany for Harvard University. The models are of astonishing perfection, and nowhere else is there a com...View More...

This book is generally not available without buying an upgrade kit from Nutribullet. The book gives you ways to nourish each system in the body (circulatory, immune, digestive etc. ) . They give an overview of that system, common ailments, and blasts (shakes) that you can make to enhance that area. So you can pick different areas you would like to improve and with this book, find recipes that they say will help you regain your health in that area. It is an interesting book and has recipes for a lot of shakes, for those who enjoy them. No other recipes are included.; 12mo over 6 3/4" - 7 3/...View More...

NEW- Still in publishers wraps. In French, English, Italian, Spanish and Dutch, this book includes an amazing collection of astrological pictures from the East and West which can be used as a graphic resource or for inspiration. All illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image-manipulation, illustration, word-processing and email programs; no installation required. For most applications, single images of the 127 provided...View More...

An Animal Fun Book. The cover has a 3D picture of two horses in a pasture with trees and sky in the background. All boards have close-up photos of different animals including penguins, hippos, and porcupines among others. The boards are heavy. The front has light wear on the corners and edges. There is a small spot on the front where there was a sticker, and a 1/2" area that is slightly darkened. There is wear to the spine on the edges, and 1/2" of the tail is missing the blue paper used on the boards. On the back is a small spot from a label. Eight different animals are shown, mostly ...View More...

This is a Time-Life series book. All of the recipes have been created by different chefs. The pictures are very good. In the beginning of the book they give guidelines on cooking pork products, including a glossary and tools used. There is a photo and short biography of each chef, and each chef has about three recipes in the book. No marks or tears. The binding is slightly worn at the edges. The binding was attached improperly so that the bound pages do not go to the end of the spine, but are about 1/4" away. Does not affect recipes. ; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 105 pagesView More...

This book is filled with great stories for girls and for boys. It has a full-color frontispiece and several full-color illustrations as well as many in black & white. There are three stories that are in chapters within this book, one being Little Peterkin Vandike. The binding is pictorial within shades of orange, brown, and black. ; 4to - over 9 3/4 - 12" tall; Unpaginated pagesView More...